Jen Jow writes, Quarterly update from chapter meetings held in April, May, and June. If you are interested in comprehensive chapter minutes it is available by request at the front office. HIGHLIGHTS • The big take away in April’s meeting is chapter approved a “Safe Church Policy” which St Paul’s has never had before. The … READ MORE…
Our own Rev. Jeff Martinhauk spoke at the Vigil Against Conversion Therapy at St Paul’s on Thursday night: I want to briefly remind you of an old fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson. If you remember, this tale starts with a mother duck waiting for her brood to hatch. Each duckling hatches, and the mother … READ MORE…
Did you know we have a quiet Saturday 5pm Eucharist in the chapel? This may be just the service you are looking for. Jim Greer shares more: My grandmother use to say, those who go to church on Sunday at 10:00 am love the music and those who go at 8 love the Word, but … READ MORE…
Canon Andrew Rank, SSP, CSJ, writes, Members of the Venerable Hospital Order of St. John of Jerusalem do more than just wear colorful dressup outfits at an annual evensong! Take the story of 101 year old Bernice Price of Hamilton, Ontario Canada : Ask Bernice Price about her many years of pushing Hamilton city councillors … READ MORE…
Several years ago I was asked to deliver the Baccalaureate address for my school. I was honored of course but what do you say to young people that they’ll actually hear and put to use? “Hang on tight” came to mind, and “check the label”, and of course “Broken hearts mend”. But something happened as … READ MORE…
Have you ever question how or why certain situations appear at your front door (metaphorically speaking). Lately, this has been happening to me whether it’s my impeccable timing or just cause. Here are a few stories that I want to share. Initially the weekend of April 8th-9th I was supposed to be up in the … READ MORE…
The Rev Jeff Martinhauk shares, Tomorrow we will welcome four new members into the congregation! There have been many more new members in the congregation over the past several months, but in the changing world around us, lives are busy, and expectations from the church are changing. So is the way people relate to church … READ MORE…
Vida Joven de Mexico is a foster home/orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico that loves, protects and educates up to 35 children who have been abandoned, abused and neglected. With an enormous outpouring of support from the St. Paul’s community and beyond, the program has been delivering on this promise since 2006. For many years the fundraising … READ MORE…
So this is what you get for saying yes. The fruit of your body, the apple of your eye, bloodied, broken, gasping his last breaths while the brutal world, uncaring, continues its business. Once, an angel visited a girl, its bright wings overshadowing her innocence. Dazzled by divinity, she said yes, and innocence departed. She … READ MORE…
